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The University of Winnipeg

Commuter Challenge 2025

Commuter Challenge 2025 is now COMPLETE! Thank you everyone for your participation, we hope you had fun. Thanks to all of you, we: completed 329 trips, and 2111.5km; saved $559, and 416.4kg of Co2; burned 29, 394 calories.

Congratulations to our 5 UW prize winners: 

  1. Melanie who won the family pass to Fort Whyte Alive, and bus tickets.
  2. Colin who won a MEC Fuel Up (hydration and nutrition) prize pack.
  3. Will who won tickets for an Exchange District Historical Tour.
  4. Jackie who also won tickets for an Exchange District Historical Tour.
  5.  Michelle who won one group pass for a West End Biz Mural Tour.

See you all next year for the 2026 Commuter Challenge. 

The University of Winnipeg is once again proudly participating in the Green Action Centre’s annual Commuter Challenge from June 1st - June 7th, 2025.

Register for the University of Winnipeg Commuter Challenge Team here.

RUN, BIKE, BUS, CARPOOL, ROLL or STROLL!

The Commuter Challenge is a week-long friendly workplace competition that's going to get you moving!

Here’s how registering for the challenge works: 

  1. Green Action Centre has partnered with GoManitoba to host this year's commuter challenge. GoManitoba is a FREE platform which supports Manitobans to connect with sustainable transportation options. Register on the UW GoManitoba portal here to log your commutes during the challenge and join our 2025 team!
  2. When you log your commutes on your GoManitoba portal, this will calculate your KMs and CO2 saved, which will automatically contribute to UW's Commuter Challenge stats and make yourself eligible to WIN prizes! Check out the Green Action Centre prize list here.
  3. For internal prizes:
    1. Log at least 6 individual commutes during the Commuter Challenge (example: 3 days with 2 trips per day - daily and tele-commutes included) to be entered into the random prize draw. 
    2. Participate in the UW Commuter Challenge Bingo game for additional entries! Print or download the bingo sheet below, visit or pass by the locations listed on the card, snap a pic, cross the location off your bingo card, and send the pictures to us for your chance to WIN!
      • each bingo card line completed will be an additional entry.
  4. After the 2025 Commuter Challenge is over, you get to keep your GoManitoba account so that you have the opportunity to keep logging commutes and to connect with folks if you wish to carpool. 

What destinations are considered for the challenge?

Any active and/or sustainable modes of transportation that are related to your daily commute. (Recreation activities do NOT count towards your kilometers.) Here are some examples of places you can log your trips to:

  • Your workplace
  • The grocery store
  • The doctor’s office
  • University/school
  • A religious service
  • Your children’s school

Bingo Card:

UW Prize List:

  • One family pass (4 people) to Fort Whyte Alive and 1 sheet of full fare bus tickets
  • Two X 2 tickets for an Exchange District Historical Tour
  • One group pass (4+ people) for a West End Biz Mural Tour
  • One MEC Fuel Up (hydration and nutrition) prize pack

Commuter Challenge Kick-Off Pit Stop

Monday June 2nd | 8:00am - 9:00am | Location TBA - Dependent on Weather

We will kick-off the 2025 Commuter Challenge by connecting with fellow UW participants over some light morning refreshments. Here, we will also be able help folks register for their UWinnipeg GoManitoba account, navigate the portal, and introduce folks who may be interested in carpooling or being bike-buddies.

Drop by, say hi, and enjoy a Monday morning get-together (hopefully, in the sun). 

Please register here so we know how many people to expect.

If you have any questions, please email sustainability@uwinnipeg.ca.